Wardrobe.



S. W. BONSALL.

WARDROBE. APPLICATION FILED APR. 28

Patented Nov. 5, 1-912.

S. W. BONSALL.

WARDROBB. l l APPLIOATION FILED APR. 28, 1910.

1,043,059. Patented Nov.5,1912.

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SEYMOUR W. BoNsALL, or NEW Yami, N. Y.

WARDROBE.

Speoication of Letters Patent.

` Patented Nov. 5 M1912.

Appelation filed Amo 2s, 191e. serial No. 558,157-

To all whom it may concern:

' Be it known that I, SEYMOUR W. BON- sALL, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing in the borough of Manhattan, city, County, and State of'New York, have invented -a certain new and useful Improvement inWsrdrobes, of which the following is a specification.

4 The present invention has relation to einl improvement' in means forholding and proteoting suspended garments and the like such a manner asto maintain the same 1n good order While making' it easy to reachend-remove or replace any one garment Wit-hout disturbing any other.

This improvement is particularly Well suited to employment in wardrobetrunks, Where it .may be combined'wth other trunk featuresfyvhileproviding eflieient means for preserving garments from being rumpled ordisplacedl during `tr@importation .ofthe trunk.

l have shown one form of the device, with a. modiiicetion, in theaccompanying .drawings, Wherein-= y y Figure 1 isa perspective view ofmy improvementlas used in s trunk a portion of which is broken away Fig.2 is e vertical section of the same, ig. 3 is a det-ail oi a, preferredform of attachment 4for the prop, Fig. 4- is en enlarged horizontalsection .0i

one form of extensible supporting means for the hangers, Fig, 5 is anenlarged view of one of the retaining straps, Fig. 6 is an end elevationof the supporting means shown in Fig. 4, Fig, 7 is a horizontalsection-on the plane 7 7 of Fig. 8, and Fi 8 is a. vertical as alreadyWell Wardrobe, the trunk stands on its fiat end,

and the top of the trunk is shaped, as shown at 131,. so` as to preventStanding the `trunk upside- .down

f Preferably neer, the top of .the wardrobe and normally extendingacross it I lace a lnumber of hangers-14eme byfside, oooh henger boingriveted et one .end to iis own bracket lfflie breokelsl ere providedmeans for the hangers.

In orderiodrew ell of the hangers out in front of the Wardrobe to ether,'the ca-rkso' preferably with catches or jawsA 16, 17 litting not tootightly Upon e snpportin rail I 1 8, and these are preferably capable o'both sliding along the rail and being IQIDOVQ@ therefrom easily'byslmply lifting the .oliter end of each hanger. The details ofLthis,specific form of hanger are set forth-and e aimedin myv U. S, Patent No.724,427, dated April 7th, 190

In the form shown in Figsl .00 i, the l 1 8 is fixed u on e cnrrier 19adapted torslide outward .between the ongle' inward an pieces 2021111121, which are fixed to the .top and bottom of a support 22. The support2 2 with 'the angle pieces, provides e Channel wherein the rail carrier19 miv slide easily` and wherebysaid carrier is prevented from tiltingor twisting under the Weight of the y' hangers 14. The support 22 and4Gefrier 1 9 .combined I havetermed the supporting rier 19 can be slidforwer 'upon the-support 2 2; and, in .order to give a more amplemovementfor this purpose, .I preferto errange the support 22 so that itmay Ilso be drawn in and out In the preferredform.;v i

shown, this is 4o eeomlolished by mounting the sup t .Ort 22 pivoteilyori-the tops of two aralle legs 23, 24 pivoted tothe bottom ,Q the'Wei-drol at 25, 26, As shown in F igs. 1

,and 2 the upper edge of the `support 22 is eoniined by e rail27'havin'g s. grooveeon taining the halls 28 which bear against thedown-turned edge of the ongle piece -20,t1me

lessen'ing the friction of movement.

The small arrows near the top, 'of Fig. 1

show the direetion of movement of the oerrier 19 and the support 22.While the curved arrows in Fig. 2 show the direction of movement of thelees 23., 24, when the support 22 is drawn forward. This outwardmovement is limited by the stop' 29, fixed .to the side of the trunk.and against which the 1e .-23 `is brought. This is' shown .in dotted.Ines in Fig- 2. which dotted lines also show .the

.outward position of the @entier-19 and Sup- 13014122,`

In Figs. 4 and 6 is shown .e modified form of .device for confining thesupport 22 and lessening friction- Tliis oonsists of breekets :3 0 fixedto the to of the trunk and Corryiris rollers lwhioh eer against the'.side of the support.-

,As shown 4 and-6, the friction of these outer ends,

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5o be confined.

the carrier moving between the angle pieces 20 and 2.1 is lessened by ahorizontal roller 32 turning on a. pivot at the top of the carrier19,and a vertical roller 33 carried .by the angle piece 21, upon which theycarrier 19 rides. 19 with relation to the support 22 is limited by thestop pin 34, moving in the groove 35.

In order to steady the end of the carrier 19'when pulled forward, Iprefer to employ aprop 36, suspended atthe'end of saidcarrier, as bymeans of the loop 37 l in such a manner as to permit of swinging theprop in all directions. The prop can then be made llonger than thedistance from the point of suspension to the bottom of the wardrobe, soas to reach the door when the carrier is drawn forward. I prefer to provide a socket 38 on the-floor of the wardrobe which will receive andconfine theend of the prop when the parts are pushed back preparatory toclosing the Wardrobe or trunk.

When the wardrobe or trunk is closed, the outer ends of the transversehangers 14 rest upon a shelf 39 fixed to the side of the trunk orwardrobe. Upward movement of in case of a trunk, is prevented by thatportion of the suspended gar ments which projects above the tops of thehangers. These would be the ends of trousers clipped within thehangersas described 724,427, and skirts, etc. laid over the hangers. Thesupplemental hangers `40 suspended as\shown from the hangers 14 are forcoats, vests and the like.

To better confine the lower parts of suspended garments, particularlywhen packedl in a trunk, I prefer to supply one or more straps 41,extending across the trunk or wardrobe, which straps are removablyattached at the sides. l ter to provide opposite rows of loops 42,supported respectively by the side of the wardrobe and the legs 23, 24,and to pro-A vide each strap with hooks 43 adapted to engage with saidloops. By this means the straps can bei, quickly adjusted across lthefront o ,ithe'body of suspended garments in positions suited tothe'amount of clothing to At the same time it is very easy l to at onceloosen the entire mass of clothing l the rail 18,' friction by unhookingone end 'of'eaeh strap.

of the construction oi the carrier and its support. Here the support 22is provided with brackets 44, having horizontal ends passing throughaslot 45 in the carrier 19. On the free side of the carrier 19 land underrollers 46, 47, are mount- In Figs. 7 and: 8 is shown a modification edabove and below 44, being so placed as to bear rmlv upon the free faceof the carrier 19 above and below the slot 45.. yBy this means twistingof the carrier is prevented-while at the same time practically- 'allfriction is obviated.

Outward movement of the carrier' y support mounted at For this purpose Ipre-A the ends of thebracketsA It will be seen from the abovedescription that my invention lends itself to very-convenient handlingof the suspended contents of the wardrobe. The groups of garments on thetwo or three hangers nearest the front can be easily reached separatelywithout drawing the supporting means forward. This is accomplished bysimply swinging the first hangers forward on theirindividual hinges.

When it is desired to reach any hanger farther back, either to hang orremove garments, the supporting means are drawn for- Ward, the propbeing suitably adjusted, and, by parting the hangers like the leaves ofa book, plenty of room is provided on each side of any hanger forremoving a garment or adjusting and folding a garment upon such hangerwithout disturbing any other garments in the wardrobe.

Various changes might be made in this construction without- -departingfrom the spirit and scope of my invention, and I do not limit myself tothe details herein shown and described.

1. A wardrobe for suspending garments and the like comprising incombination a support mounted at one side near the top of the wardrobeadapted to be drawn forward, a carrier mounted and adapted to slide uponsaid support, and removable hinged hangers mounted upon said carrier andplaced so as to normally extend crosswise in said Wardrobe,substantially as described.

2. A wardrobe for suspending garments and the like comprising incombination a one side near the top of the wardrobe, legs pivoted tosaid support and to the bottom'of the mounted and adapted to slide uponsaid support, and removable hinged hangers mounted upon said carrier andplaced so as to normally extend crosswise in said wirdrobe,substantiallyv as described.

3. A wardrobe for suspending garments and the like comprising incombination an extensible support near the top on one side of thewardrobe, removable hangers hinged thereon and normally extending acrossthe wardrobe and a supporting shelf for the endsof said hangers on theopposite side of the wardrobe, substantially as described.

4. A wardrobe for suspending garments and the like comprising incombination movable supporting means mounted near the top of one side ofthe wardrobe, `hangers thereon normally extending acrossthe wardrobe, aprop having means for attachment to said supporting means permittingrsaid prop to swing in any direction, and a socket for said prop lon thefloor ot' the wardrobe, substantially as described.

5. In a vdevice of the class described, a support'mounted upon swinginglegspivwardrobe, a carrier oted thereto and provided 'With angle piecesat top and bottom, a carrier` mounted so as to slide between said anglepieces, a rail on said carrier, and removable hangers carried upon saidrail, substantially as described.

6.111 a device of the class described, a Support, a slotted carriermounted so as to slide thereon, abracket fixed to said support. andpassing through said carrier-slot, and rollers on said bracket bearingupon the free Jface of said carrier above and below said slot,substantially as described.

7. In a device of the class described, a support, a slotted carriermounted so as to slide thereon, a bracket fixed to said support andpassing' through said carrier-slot, a' rail on said carrier, and rollerson said bracket under said rail bearing against the free face of saidcarrier above and below said slot, substantially as described.

' SEYMOUR W. BONSALL. Witnesses:

J ULIUS MEERING,

JOHN. HAncooK.

